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How to build
Busy at
work
at the
sand-
castle
contest.
A SANDCASTLE
Paino and Nelson expect any given year.
1½: The number of pallets of water and soda the team
orders to quench everyone’s thirst.
36: How many boxes of graham crackers are purchased
for free s’mores offered at the bonfire Saturday, June 9.
250: The number
of
marshmallows
needed to make s’mo-
res at the bonfire.
FRIDAY, JUNE 8
216: The number
of chocolate bars it
10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.: Packets
takes to make enough
n’ Pail Pickup. Cannon
s’mores at the bon-
Beach Chamber & Visitors
fire.
Center
400: The number
5:30 P.M.: Sandcastle
of hamburgers or-
Parade. Participants line
dered and served on
up at Second Street and
average at Sandcastle
Spruce at 5 p.m.
Contest day.
165: The number of first-, second- and third-place me-
dallions ordered for contest winners.
400: The number of participant ribbons ordered for
both the sandcastle building competition and the Singing
Sands run on Sunday, June 10.
3: How many hours it takes to set up all the infrastruc-
ture on the beach the day-of Saturday, June 9.
4: The number of different permits required by the
city, state and health department to put on the event.
500: The number of cars that must be shepherded onto
the beach for the day. The Sandcastle Contest is the only
day where people are allowed to park on the sand in Can-
non Beach without a special permit.
16: The number of porta-potties ordered to handle
30,000 spectators and participants.
178-200:
The
number
of
participants
By Brenna Visser
Cannon Beach Gazette
For one weekend a year for the past 53 years, the long
and narrow sands of Cannon Beach transform from an
empty oasis into a giant sandcastle-crafting competition.
Cars flood the beach, bonfires rage, music plays and
6-foot sculptures are built out of sand.
This year, about 30,000 are anticipated to come to
watch it happen Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10.
The Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest began in 1964
as a way to encourage people back onto the beach after
a tsunami hit the Oregon Coast. Now entering its 54th
year, it is the oldest sandcastle competition west of the
Mississippi River.
While the Sandcastle Contest seems to come each year
as dependably and independently as the tides themselves,
the annual event is the product of a years’ worth of plan-
ning and coordination. Behind the scenes are Jim Paino,
the executive director of the Cannon Beach Chamber of
Commerce, and Debbie Nelson, the event’s chief orga-
nizer. Together they shared what it takes to make Cannon
Beach’s headlining event happen.
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966: How many
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
official Sandcastle
NOON: Sandcastle Contest
Day T-Shirts have
Begins on the beach.
been ordered.
5:30 P.M.: Final Judging
1,066: The num-
and Awards Presentation
ber of yards of string
to follow.
it takes to mark off
about 30 sandcas-
7 TO 10 P.M.: Live music on
tle-building plots on
the beach. Bonfire with
the beach.
free s’mores starts at 8
Unquantifiable:
p.m.
The amount of cof-
SUNDAY, JUNE 10
fee it takes to get
it all done. “Al-
9 A.M.: Singing Sands 5K
though I think
fun run/walk. Starts on
we mostly run
the beach at the end of
off adrenaline,”
Second Street.
Nelson said.
Priceless:
The feeling Paino and Nelson get after seeing
everyone enjoy the event. “My favorite point is
when you see smiles on everyone’s faces. When
we’ve hit that point, I know we’ve done it,”
Paino said.
By the numbers
Note: These are the projected figures for 2018 based
on 2017’s totals.
8: The number of people on the official Sandcastle
Contest committee.
100: The number of volunteers it takes to set up,
facilitate and tear down the event.
1 year: The time it takes to organize one Sand-
castle Contest day. “In fact,” Paino added, “we’ve
already done some planning for next year.”
8: The number of law enforcement officers
on duty to help direct traffic onto the beach
and keep the event safe. Usually, they are
accompanied by a handful of Community
Emergency Response Team members, as
well.
20: The number of sponsorships it
takes to finance the event.
Epic construction at the
2015 sandcastle contest.
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